INTRODUCTION

AIM OF THE PROJECT

To Serve The Underpriviledged By ARCHITECT- YATIN PANDYA
Seeing The God In Every SITE AREA- 1200SQM
Individual(manav), Mere Service Is
Transferred Into Worship(sadhna).

Manaav sadhna chose to work with the

tekro because of its proximity to
Gandhi Ashram.
Lack of education and Employment
opportunity are the core causes of
many problems in the Tekro

CONTEXT
AHMEDABAD RAMAPIR NO TEKRO
It Is The Largest Slum Area Of Ahmedabad
Which Consists Of people from Schedulded Castes
Around Gujarat And Potter Families Of Rajasthan.
ROLE OF THE ACTIVITY CENTRE
It Faces All The Evils Of The Existence Such As
The Multi Purpose Activity Centre Serves As
Health Issues,Backward Traditions, Illiteracy Etc
An Informal School For Young Childrens,
Provides Evening Education For Adults And
Serves As A Training Centre And Activity
Workshop For Manufacturing Of Craft Based
Products By Women And Elderly
 IMMEDIATE CONTEXT

JEEVAN TIRTH

A Children Centre
For Nourishing The
Cultural Values Of
Children In Juna Vadaj
It Is Run By Manaav
Sadhna NGO

JEEVAN TIRTH

RUDRA MAHILA
UDYAN KENDRA
TEMPLE RUDRA MAHILA
UDYAN KENDRA
Providing
Vocational Training
To Women, Along
MANAAV SADHNA With Employment
Opportunities

TEMPLE
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PLANS
14
3

13
12
3
5 9
7 5
10 5
5

6
12
5
11
5
1. ENTRY
2. ADMIN 2
3. STORE-ROOM 1
4. TOILET 2 3 5
5
5. CLASSROM
6. LIBRARY
7. KITCHEN
8. DINNING AND WASH
AREA
9. DENTAL CLINIC
10. SITTING
11. MEDITATION SPACE
12. COURTYARD FIRST FLOOR PLAN GROUND FLOOR PLAN
13 DAY CARE
14 GYM
15 ANGANWADI
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DESIGN CONCERNS : SECTIONS
Non Polluting Environment, Economic
Empowerment And Affordable Built
Forms Are The Three Key Dimensions Of
This Initative.

The Project Is An Outcome Of Three Years

Of Empirical Research At The Vastu
Shilpa Foundation For Studies An
Research In Environmental Design With
The Goal Of Converting Municipal Waste SECTION – AA’
From Domestic Sector Into Building
Components.

The Project Also Demonstrates That

Building Can Become An Economic
Activity, Empowering People.

SECTION – BB’

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 3-D MODEL
CONSTRUCTION :

Wall Techniques
1. Cement Bonded Flyash Bricks
2. Mould Compressed Bricks
3. Stabilized Soil Blocks
4. Recycled Glass Bottles
5. Recycled Plastic Bottles
6. Vegetable Crate Wood Paneling.
Floors And Roof Slabs
1. Filler Slab With Glass Bottles
2. With Plastic Bottles And
Bricks
3. Stone Slab
4. Cement Bonded Particle
Board With Clay Tile Cover
5. Pipe Truss With G.I. Sheet
Door Paneling
1. Shreded Packaging Wrapper
2. Coated Paper Waste As
Reinforcement Substitute For
Fiber Reinforced Plastic(FRP)

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 ANALYSIS
INTER-RELATIONSHIP SPATIAL ORGANIZATION PROGRAMME
GYM

SERVICES SERVICES

AANGAN
DENTAL CLINIC WADI

KITCHEN

LIBRARY
TEMPLE

CLIMATE ADMIN OFFICE TRAINING

CENTRE
It Has The Radial Organization
A Radial Organization LOWER LEVEL PLAN
UPPER LEVEL PLAN
Combines Elements Of Both
Central And Linear
Organization TOILETS
9%
Meditation place 4%
Here All The Spaces Tend To GYM
Dental 7%
Kitchen 4%
26%
Open At The Central Court DAY CARE
Library 12%
31%
ANGANWAADI Training
The Courtyard Acts As A 21% centre
73%
Ahmedabad Has The Hot And Dry Multipurpose Space Where
Climate. Children’s Dance And Play DRAWING CLASS
Various Outdoor Games. 13%

All The Spaces Are Oriented Towards Many Cultural Programme’s Are
The Windward Side Facing The Open Conducted Here
Court For The Ease In Cross
Ventilation
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 AREA ANALYSIS
BUILT- OPEN OPEN, SEMI-OPEN AND CLOSE

UPPER LEVEL PLAN LOWER LEVEL PLAN

30% 17%

34% 27% 58% 12%

71%
66% 73%
12%

BUILT UP OPEN CLOSE SEMI-OPEN OPEN

Semi Open Spaces Acts As A Good Transition From Open

Spaces To Closed Space. Due To Hot And Humid Climate Users
Mostly Prefer To Use This Semi-open Spaces.
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 ANALYSIS

CIRCULATION CLIMATIC RESPONSE

HOT AIR ENTERS FROM SMALLER OPENING AND GET

INTAKE OF LIGHT
COOLED KEEPING THE INSIDES COOL

WALL TYPE 1- WASTE RESIDUE BRICK
• Materials:
• Fly Ash, Water Residue, Cement,
Gypsum, Lime, River Sand
PROCESS:
• All The Required Ingredients Are
Measured By Weight And Mixed
Properly
• The Water Content Is To Be
Maintained.
• The Slurry Is Poured In A Mould And
The Mould Is Placed In The Brick
Making Machine And Subjected To
Vibration.
• Proper Pressure Is Applied To
Achieve Shape And Size.
MATERIALS
WALL TYPE 2- FLYASH BRICK WALL TYPE 2-SOIL BLOCK
Materials:
Materials:
• Fly Ash, Cement Soil, Cement, Sand, Water
PROCESS:
• All The Required Ingredients
Are Measured By Weight And
Are Mixed Properly.
• The Mixed Slurry Is Poured In
The Mould.
• Here The Bricks Are Laid On
Edge In Rat Trap Bond. It Saves
Are 25% Of Brick Consumption
Than Flemish Bonded Masonry

Materials: Glass Bottle,
Flyash, Cement Mortar
Skill/ Machine: Masonry
Composition: 1:3 Cement
Sand
Cost Component: Glass
Bottle -2rs/Bottle+labour
Charges
PROCESS
• Empty Bottles Are
Cleaned Of Labels.
• A Mockup Of Bottle
Arrangement Is Done In
Desired Pattern On
Ground Without Cement
Mortar.
• Bottles Are Laid In
Horizontal Courses Over
Cement Mortar Bed.
• Deep Groove Pointing Is
Done.
MATERIALS
Materials: Plastic bottle,
Flyash, Cement mortar
Skill/Machine: Masonry
Composition: 1:3Cement
Sand
Cost Component: Plastic
bottle- 1Rs/bottle+labour
charges
PROCESS
• Empty bottles are
cleaned.
• Bottles are filled full of
flyash or waste residue.
• Bottles are laid in
horizontal courses over a
cement mortar bed.
• Deep groove pointing is
done
 MATERIALS
Materials : Resin,
cobalt, glass fibre matt.
Skill/ Machine: Materials : steel frame,
Masonry cycle spare-parts.

Composition: 96.5%
resin, 1.5% cobalt, 2%
catalyst

Cost Component: FRP

Panel Per sqft = Rs. 30-
40*
PROCESS

• Plastic Wrappers Are Cleaned With Process

Scissors Cut Into Fine Shreds.
• On A Clean Sheet Of Plastic A Glass • Doors Are Made Up Of Steel
Fibre Matt Is Laid. Frame And Recomposed Metal
• Shreds Are Laid Over It And Then Parts As Infill.
Covered By Another Matt. • The Diverse Parts Of Broken
• Mixture Of Polymer Resin Catalyst Bicycles And Used Rotary
And Stabilizer Is Applied Over The Blades Of Stone Cutter Etc Are
Matt. Creatively Composed Which Not
• In Half An Hour The Polymer Is Set Only Is Like A Grill To Door’s
And Plastic Sheet Is Removed And Shutters But Creates Dynamic
FRP Sheet Is Ready To Use. Backdrop To The Space.
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MATERIAL MATERIAL

• MS box section • Fiber Recycle

• Cement bonded Plastic(FRP)
particle board • Rugs
• Country tile

MATERIAL MATERIAL

• Corrugated • Glass Bottle

Galvanized iron • Plastic Bottel
sheets • Fly Ash Brick
• Mud mortar • Mild Steel
• Country tile Reinforcement
• Steel tubes Bar
• 1:2:4 Cement
Concrete
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FLOOR- CONSTRUCTION SITE WASTE AND

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